Activities

The AccessCat Network and its members organise and participate in different types of activities and actions.

Some activities are addressed to the public—such as awareness-raising activities, demonstrations, showcases, and some training activities—and some actions are carried out within the research groups—such as international missions or standardisation activities.

Awareness-raising Activities

Activities organised by researchers in the network in order to spread their knowledge on accessibility to society. The goal is to raise awareness on how important it is for everyone to have access to communication and information, as well as to offer innovative solutions.

International Missions

Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.

Standardisation

Researchers in the network participate in drafting regulations, standards, or high-level documents in European and international bodies (ISO, UNE, ITU, CEN, EBU…) to ensure accessibility is taken into account in public policies.

Training

Capsules or training sessions on accessibility to information and communication geared towards companies, institutions, and entities. There is also training for researchers in the network on how to evaluate and transfer research results.

Support for Disruptive Solutions

Contest addressed to researchers in the network to fund and support innovative proposals that find solutions to issues related to accessibility to communication and information.

Demonstrations and Showcases

Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.

Future Activities

Activity open to the general public

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    10:00
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    Virtual

Anna Matamala, director of the AccessCat Network, and Carme Pratdesaba, promoter, will participate in the Breakfast & Learn sessions of the Tecsam Network. The talk will explore accessible communication in research and knowledge transfer.

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    18:00
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    20:00
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    Online

Researcher Carme Mangiron (TransMedia Catalonia) leads the third instalment of APTIC's Audiovisual Translation and Accessibility Pills, focusing on localisation and accessibility in video games.

Activity open to the general public

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    09:30
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    14:00
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    Hub Social de Fundació Bofill (Barcelona)

A conference organised by the affiliated entity Sistema THEAD on accessibility in the classroom, aiming to analyse challenges and explore opportunities to build a more inclusive and accessible digital future. Researcher Blanca Arias from TraDiLex takes part in a roundtable discussion to talk about the PlanAccess service, the UNIVAC project, and the AccessCat Network.

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    11:00
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    13:00
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    Online

Researcher Pilar Orero participates in the Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 celebration at the ITU. It will consist of a webinar to showcase the progress of the Digital Inclusion and Accessibility Track, a key initiative within the Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI – Discovering the Citiverse.

Past Activities

Activity open to the general public

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    16:00
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    18:00
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    Fira Barcelona (Barcelona)

The AccessCat Network participates in the 34th edition of Saló de l'Ensenyament at EspaiCiència. Researchers from CLiC (UB) will showcase their technology and research in accessibility.

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    Barcelona

The research group TransMedia Catalonia organises ARSAD 2025 (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description), a leading conference on audio description that connects researchers with companies in the field. This year celebrates its tenth edition.

Only for researchers

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    12:00
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    14:00
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    Online

Do you want to apply for these grants but need support? That’s why we are offering this free training session in collaboration with the H2CAT network, delivered by experts Javier de la Ossa and Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón.

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    Fira Barcelona Gran Via

The AccessCat Network will participate in this year's Mobile World Congress, the largest and most influential technology congress in the world. The Network will attend on the 5th of March and the morning of the 6th alongside the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the network's coordinating entity, at 4YFN, the space dedicated to startups and investment.